2017年商务英语初级经典阅读素材四

　　商务英语职场那些事：

　　职场剩女何其多，被剩原因知多少?你知道吗?男人不喜欢女人自信幽默工资高的女强人，他们只喜欢腼腆害羞裙子飘的小女人。办公室剩女当然要对症下药，先找到症结所在，才能有则改之，无则加勉。

　　Dress pants may look appropriate at that conference or department meeting, but they’re not very sexy. A study last year found that skirts give a better first impression than pants, and we all know skirts are much sexier. This year, burn your work pants to land a man!

　　在公司大会或部门会议上，身穿裤装也许会看起来很得体很合适，但是穿裤装却与性感不搭边。去年的一项调查发现，穿裙子比穿裤子能给人留下更好的第一印象。原因嘛，就是因为穿裙子更性感一点。今年，找男人就从终结你的裤子开始!

　　职场女人枕边书第二部：15句最震撼人心的励志名言

　　The power of words never fails to inspire.Below are 15 of the best motivational quotes and a much needed early week pick-me-up. I hope you enjoy:

　　语言的力量，足以激荡人生。以下15句最鼓舞人心的名言，是我每周都需要的“兴奋剂”，希望你也会喜欢：

　　Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!——Audrey Hepburn

　　万事皆有可能，“不可能”的意思是，“不，可能。”——奥黛丽·赫本(著名女演员)

　　职场女人枕边书第三部：小搭配穿出最炫职场风

　　You might think that stylish looks from street snaps should stay, well, on the street. But with a few basic tips, there are ways to incorporate some of the hottest trends from the curb, into our closets, and straight to the office.

　　你可能会觉得那些时尚街拍只是出现在大街小巷的惊艳，但如果学会些搭配小窍门，我们也可以在家，或是在办公室中穿出潮流范儿。

　　职场女人枕边书第四部：20个影响你一生的小改变

　　Small, simple life changes can be powerful. Implementing some of these changes can literally change your entire life. How do you change? Take on one change at a time, and go slowly. Implement each change consistently so that it becomes a habit. Don’t do too much too fast. What follows is a list of changes that are simple, yet incredibly powerful. Some are obvious and some aren’t. I hope they serve as reminders of useful changes.

　　生活中一些细微简单的改变有着不可低估的作用。一些改变甚至可以改变你的整个生活。 如何改变呢?一次做出一种改变，慢慢来，并始终如一地坚持，形成一种习惯。不要贪多求快。 下面列出一些改变，虽然简单，作用却难以置信。有些作用明显，而有的不易觉察。我希望下列条目能提醒你去做一些有益身心的改变。

　　职场女人枕边书第五部：希拉里告诉女性的职场经验

　　Sometimes you look at a list like the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women and wonder if this applies to the rest of us who are managing less high-profile careers on a daily basis. Here are three career lessons anyone can take away from this year’s rankings

　　有时候，你看着全球最有权势女性排行榜时，你是否也在想她们能不能给我们普通人的职场生活一些启示呢。以下三条职场经验就是我们从今年入选的权势女性中得出的，对所有人都适合：

　　1.Your own personal efforts trump external conditions

　　1.个人努力比外在条件更重要

　　2.There is no prescribed timetable for success

　　2.年龄与成功无关

　　3.You have to put yourself out there

　　3.不要让自己局限在小圈子里

　　职场女人枕边书第六部：未来的你会感谢现在每天学习的你

　　It is very important for you to use your days wisely. Don’t let even one day passes without fully utilizing it. And one way to utilize your days is by learning from your daily experience.

　　好好利用每一天是非常重要的，任何一天都不能浪费。要想利用好每一天，那就要向每一天的生活学习。

　　If you really try to learn from your days, you will have 365 to 366 opportunities to learn each year. And that’s quite a lot of opportunities! I bet you will be a very different person after only one year. How do you learn from your daily experience?

　　如果你每天都能学到点什么的话，一年就有365到366次学习的机会，这可是大把的机会啊!如果你这么做的话，一年后的你肯定是焕然一新了。那么如何向每一天的生活学习呢?

　　职场女人枕边书第七部：对女强人的十大误解

　　做人难、做女人难、做女强人难上加难!在人们的普遍印象中，男性领导者可以拥有丰富的人格，而成功的女强人的形象则往往被刻画为冷酷强硬，事实真是如此吗?今天，就让女强人现身说法，为你揭示对女强人的十大误解。